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‘Excitement With a Little Dash of Fear’: Polar Plunges Ring in the New Year With a Splash. But What Actually Happens to Your Body?

Three experts share the science behind taking a dip in cold water—and offer safety tips that any potential plungers should ...
CounterPunch

Fear and the Cold War

World War I started by accident in 1914. A disgruntled Serb, Gavrilo Princip, killed the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which brought ...
The Washington Post

From Cold War To Code Red, The Aura of Fear

Back then, there were blacklists. Now, we've got no-fly lists. Then, we had the Doomsday Clock. Now, we've got the looming Code Red terror alert. Schoolchildren ...
Cinema Blend

32 Of The Best Movies About The Cold War

If you grew up anytime from the 1950s to the 1980s, The Cold War was omnipresent. Bomb drills, proxy wars, and fear of a nuclear apocalypse were on everyone's minds, pretty much all the time. It was a ...
PCGamesN

Steam horror game mixes Amnesia, Resident Evil, and cult hit Cold Fear

Taking a look at Beneath, a new Steam horror game from developer Camel 101, it feels like a checklist of some of the best shooters and survival experiences from the last 20 years. Amnesia's ...
WDAF-TV

Happy Halloween! Here’s the most common weather phobias

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Happy Halloween! Some ...
GameSpot

Cold Fear

2005 was the tail end of Resident Evil clones. That is, just before the beginning of Resident Evil 4 clones. It seemed to never end. Cold Fear has an interesting premise and a couple of neat gameplay ...